Las Terrenas

Las Terrenas

The Terrenas it is a locality placed in the coast North-East of the Dominican Republic, in Samaná's province.

Historia

Samaná was a famous port of slaves' traffic for the english men in the early 17th century. Today, the persons of these provinces are a combination of Taino, Spanish, West Indian and slaves of African. The name The Terrenas there originates from the Frenchman The terrienne (The landowner).

Población

According to the Census of Population and Housing of 2002, the municipality has a total population of 13,869, of which 6,985 were men and 6,884 women. The school in The Terrenas qualifies in: The private school and the public school.

Economía

The principal economic activities of the municipality are the tourism, the trade and the fishing.

LAS TERRENAS

The Terrenas it is a municipality in Samaná's Dominican province, on the north coast of Samaná's peninsula, to 245 km from the city of Santo Domingo. It is the area that has as coco-palms for kilometre squared in the world, this is obvious, because here all the eaten ones are prepared, drunk and sweets with coconut. He is throughout the world an acquaintance and visited that assembles anually to more than 3,000.00 hunchbacked whales that they come to pair in winter and spring.

In this so special place in the Dominican Republic it is that in The Terrenas it is a people and a beach of more than 15 miles. Surrounded with palms that give him a Caribbean flavor that there are charmed with the tourists who visit our island, his color cremates, sand, in order that part of the nature sits down fullly. The Terrenas have turned in the last years into a tourist destination so much for the Dominicans and foreigners. The beauty of The Beach of The Terrenas and the hospitality of the villagers is known by many, where the visitor has the opportunity to practise sports as the golf, the skin-diving of skin-diving, and the tennis. It is located in The Terrenas Playa Nice Bay, one of the most beautiful beaches of Samaná's peninsula.

Samaná is a port of slaves' famous trade for the Britishers in the 17th century. Nowadays, the inhabitants of these provinces are a mixture of taínos, descendants of Spanish and Africans. The name there comes from The Terrenas de la Terrienne The French (the " lady who is an owner of the land ") The Terrenas is a new point of access for the foreigners but also to persons of the Capital. Provided that the new road between Santo Domingo and Samaná is done, the people of SD they come here every week. One is late 2 hours from the center of The Terrenas Las of the center of Santo Domingo. In addition, the new airport of The Catey is opened also for the international flights principally used for the connections in Europe and Canada. The principal economic activities of the municipality are the same of the province: the

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